Just to be clear, we’re not taking any unnecessary digs or calling anyone involved a zero. It was the first time ever that a pitcher and a batter each wearing the No. 0 went head-to-head in an MLB game.

It happened in the seventh inning after Yankees manager Aaron Boone called on side-arming reliever Adam Ottavino, who has worn the No. 0 every season since 2013. That set up a match up with the Kansas City Royals speedster Terrance Gore, who also proudly wears the No. 0.

Typically, this match up between a middle reliever and a No. 9 hitter who went five seasons and 54 plate appearances before collecting his first MLB hit, would barely register. But this one was different thanks to the unusual numerical tastes of the players involved.